15 USC § 1827 - Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1827"
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title: "15 USC § 1827 - Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1827"
section_name: "Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF HORSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–540, § 8, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 94–360, § 8, July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 920.)"
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# § 1827. Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State

**(a)** **Assistance from Department of Agriculture and States** The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, the existing personnel and facilities of the Department of Agriculture. The Secretary is further authorized to utilize the officers and employees of any State, with its consent, and with or without reimbursement, to assist him in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

**(b)** **Assistance to States** section 1824 of this title

The Secretary may, upon request, provide technical and other nonfinancial assistance (including the lending of equipment on such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines is appropriate) to any State to assist it in administering and enforcing any law of such State designed to prohibit conduct described in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–540, § 8, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 94–360, § 8, July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 920.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).